Sanju Samson's Success and Achievements in Timeline

A success timeline featuring the most significant achievements of Sanju Samson.

Sanju Viswanath Samson is an Indian international cricketer, a right-handed wicket-keeper-batter who captains Rajasthan Royals in the IPL and Kerala in domestic cricket. He represents India in white-ball formats and was part of the 2024 T20 World Cup-winning team. Making his international debut in 2015, Samson holds records for being the only player to score three T20I centuries in a calendar year (2024), the first Indian wicket-keeper to score a T20I century, and the first Indian to score two consecutive centuries in T20Is.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements Success & Recognition

2007: Member of Kerala U-13 Cricket Team

In 2007, Sanju Samson was a member of the U-13 cricket team of Kerala. He also captained Kerala in the KSCA Inter-State under-13 tournament and bagged the player of the tournament award scoring 973 runs.

April 2013: IPL Debut and Half-Century

On 14 April 2013, Sanju Samson made his IPL debut for Rajasthan against Kings XI Punjab. In his second match, he scored 63 runs from 41 balls, becoming the then youngest player in IPL to score a half-century.

September 2013: Champions League Twenty20 Debut

On 21 September 2013, Sanju Samson made his Champions League Twenty20 debut for Rajasthan Royals against the Mumbai Indians and scored 54 off 47 balls, becoming the youngest player to score a half-century in CLT20.

2013: Premier League Debut and Emerging Player Award

In 2013, Sanju Samson made his Premier League debut for Rajasthan Royals and won the Emerging Player of the Year award.

2017: Maiden T20 Century

In 2017, Sanju Samson scored his maiden T20 century against Rising Pune Supergiants during the Indian Premier League.

September 2019: Man of the Match Award in India A vs South Africa A Match

In September 2019, Sanju Samson scored 91 runs off 48 balls in the fifth unofficial List-A match between India A and South Africa A and was awarded the man-of-the-match award.

January 2021: Named Captain of Rajasthan Royals

In January 2021, Sanju Samson was named the captain of Rajasthan Royals ahead of the Indian Premier League. He scored a century in his first match as captain and completed 3000 runs in IPL later in the season.

November 2023: Selected in India's Squad and Scores Maiden Century

On 30 November 2023, Sanju Samson was selected in India's squad for the 3 match ODI series against South Africa. He scored his maiden hundred in the third ODI of the series, scoring 108 off 114 balls, winning man of the match award as India won the series.

April 2024: Selected for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup

On 30 April 2024, Sanju Samson was selected in India's 15 member Squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup to be held in USA and West Indies which they won.

October 2024: Named in India's Squad and Scores Maiden T20I Century

In October 2024, Sanju Samson was named in India's squad for the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh. In the third match of the series, he scored his maiden T20I century, registering 111 runs off 47 balls and contributing to India's victory. During the innings, he set multiple records, including the second-fastest century by an Indian batter in T20Is, the fastest fifty by an Indian wicketkeeper-batter against Bangladesh, and the highest individual score by an Indian batter against Bangladesh in T20Is.

November 2024: Most Centuries in a Calendar Year in T20 Internationals

By scoring his 3rd T20 century against South Africa on 15 November 2024, Sanju became the batsman with most centuries in a calendar year in T20 Internationals, ie, 3.